Chapter 13 The twelfth chapter on the sixth toe
The air is filled with the fragrant and mellow aroma of wine, and the fire in the small red clay stove is not big, but it just happens to make this gloomy and cold mountain cave warm and comfortable.
Lu Xiaofeng sighed lightly, and said: "I finally found the right place, and I came at the right time."
Huo Xiu also sighed, and said, "I really don't understand why you always find me when I have good wine to drink."
He smiled and turned his head. His bright eyes made the old man look alive. He said with a smile, "If you're not afraid of getting your clothes dirty, sit down and have a drink!"
Lu Xiaofeng looked at the bright red cloak on his body, then looked at the old clothes that had been washed white on his body, couldn't help laughing and said: "When I have so much money like yours, I will also wear your clothes. "
Huo Xiu said: "Oh?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "This kind of clothes can only be worn by a rich man like you, I don't deserve it."
Huo Xiu said: "Why?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Because when a person is really rich, it doesn't matter what kind of clothes he wears."
Huo Xiu smiled and said, "It's a pity that you will never make a fortune!"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why?"
Huo Xiu said: "Because you are too smart, people who are too smart can't make a fortune."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "But when we met last time, you still said that I will get rich sooner or later."
Huo Xiu said: "That's only because I didn't find you so smart last time."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "When did you find out?"
Huo Xiu said: "Just now."
Lu Xiaofeng laughed again.
Huo Xiu said: "Besides you, I'm afraid there is no other person who can find this place so smoothly."
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Is that because others are not as obedient as I am?"
Huo Xiu nodded and said: "When you see the word 'push' on the door, at least nine out of ten people refuse to push the door. If you don't push the door, you can't get in at all. If you see the word 'turn', if you don't turn , no one can get out of my maze of nine twists and turns, if you keep seeing the word 'stop', even if you don't get shot into a hedgehog by random arrows, you will fall into the oil pan and peel off your skin."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "But the most powerful thing is probably the enchanting incense in the room above, even Hua Manlou was almost fascinated, and it would be impossible for anyone who would think that those two bowls of wine not only have no poison, but also have an antidote." not much."
Huo Xiu said: "You have already thought of it."
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "I only know that no matter you are good or bad, at least you won't let your friends be fooled, because you don't have many friends at all, and if you die, you will lose one."
Huo Xiu stared at him with bright eyes. After a long time, he suddenly asked, "What else do you know?"
Lu Xiaofeng was also staring at him, and after a long time, he slowly said: "I also know that your surname is not Huo, your original name is Shangguanmu."
Huo Xiu didn't change his face, and said lightly: "Not bad."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "You, Yan Tieshan and Dugu Yihe were originally important ministers of the Jinpeng Dynasty."
Huo Xiu said: "Not bad."
His face was still very calm, not even the slightest sign of guilt or remorse.
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and said: "But later, you neglected your righteousness and swallowed up the wealth. Once you arrived in the Middle Earth, you hid and did not go to the thirteenth Great Jinpeng King as promised. ..."
Huo Xiu suddenly interrupted him and said, "You are wrong."
Lu Xiaofeng frowned and said, "Wrong?"
Huo Xiu said: "Only this point is wrong."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Which point?"
Huo Xiu said: "It's not us who missed the appointment, but the little prince who fled with Shangguan Jin."
Lu Xiaofeng was stunned, this point was indeed unexpected to him, he didn't believe it at all.
Huo Xiu said: "Not only did he not wait for us at our appointment, but he has been avoiding us. We have been searching for decades, but we have not found him."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "In this way, it's not that you are avoiding him, but he is avoiding you?"
Huo Xiu said: "Not bad."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "You are important ministers of his father, King Tuogu, and you have a large amount of wealth that originally belonged to him, why does he avoid you? Is there something wrong with him?"
Huo Xiu said coldly: "Because that wealth is not his, but Jinpeng Dynasty's."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "What's the difference?"
Huo Xiu said: "Not only are there differences, but they are also very different."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh?"
Huo Xiu said: "If he inherits this wealth, he will have to find a way to use this wealth to regain the royal power lost by the Jinpeng Dynasty. It will not be an easy task. Not only will he suffer a lot, but his life may be in danger at any time .”
Lu Xiaofeng agrees, sometimes it is not a lucky thing to be born in an emperor's family. "May I never be born in the emperor's family forever", the bitterness of this sentence is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
Huo Xiu's eyes suddenly showed a look of helplessness and sadness, and he said slowly: "It's a pity that our little prince is not a person like Tian Dan Guangwu."
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help asking: "What kind of person is he?"
Huo Xiu said: "He is a poet like Empress Li, and a painter like Song Huizong. He has been known as the three masters of 'Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting' since he was a child."
He sighed and said again: "For such a person, his nature is naturally very calm. He may not care about the gain or loss of the throne. He just wants to spend his life peacefully with poetry and wine, let alone..."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "What's more?"
Huo Xiu said: "Shangguan Jin's wealth is already enough for them to live a happy life."
Lu Xiaofeng did not speak anymore, but the meaning of not speaking did not mean that he believed it.
Huo Xiu said: "You don't believe it?"
Lu Xiaofeng still didn't speak.
Huo Xiu said: "You must have seen the military pay and weapons we prepared to revive the Jinpeng Dynasty."
Lu Xiaofeng nodded.
Huo Xiu said: "We have indeed made a lot of money by using the wealth of the Jinpeng Dynasty, but that is only for the purpose of using this wealth, lobbying your important officials in the dynasty, and borrowing troops to send troops, but if the little prince is not here, Aren't we a teacher without a name?"
Lu Xiaofeng obviously had to believe his words, but Lu Xiaofeng still couldn't help asking: "If he really has been avoiding you all this time, why is he looking for you all of a sudden now?"
Huo Xiu said coldly: "It's not like no one came to us before."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh?"
Huo Xiu said: "You must have seen those four old men outside."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said: "Could it be that they all pretended to be King Jinpeng to seek this wealth?"
Huo Xiu nodded and said lightly: "If they want to get rich, I will let them face those gold jewels all day long. If they want to pretend to be emperors, I will let them sit on the throne in dragon robes all day long. Although they want to I cheated money, but I didn't treat them badly."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and smiled wryly: "It seems that you are not a gentleman, a gentleman would never use this method to treat others."
In fact, he had to admit that there was nothing more appropriate to use this method to deal with that kind of person.
Huo Xiu said: "This matter is a big secret. Apart from the four of us and the little prince, no one else should know about it."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "If that's the case, how would they know?"
Huo Xiu said: "They don't know either."
Lu Xiaofeng was stunned, he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
Huo Xiu said: "The one who knows this secret is another person. They are just puppets used by this person."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Who is this person?"
Huo Xiu said, "I don't know."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Even they don't know?"
Huo Xiu sneered and said, "If you were him, would you see people with your true colors?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly, "I won't."
Huo Xiu said: "They only saw this person three times in total. Every time they saw him, his appearance was different. If it wasn't because his voice didn't change, they wouldn't believe it was the same person at all."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "It seems that this person is not only well-planned, but also a master of disguise."
Hua Manlou had been listening quietly, and suddenly said: "A real master of disguise can even change his voice."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh!"
Hua Manlou said: "Transfiguration is the ninjutsu called by Fusang Mishima in Japan. There is a kind of kung fu in it. If you practice it well, you can control the muscles of your throat and completely change your voice."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Even you can't tell the difference?"
Hua Manlou said: "If this kind of kung fu has been mastered, even I can't tell the difference."
Lu Xiaofeng pondered, and said: "Could it be that the King Jinpeng who came to us this time is also a fake!"
Huo Xiu said: "I asked Sikong to pick the stars to steal Princess Danfeng in order to find out if he is true or not, but it's a pity that he is also your friend!"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Fortunately you managed to get it later, Shangguan Danfeng has fallen into your hands after all."
Huo Xiu said: "Who said she has fallen into my hands?"
Lu Xiaofeng frowned and said, "Isn't there?"
Huo Xiu said: "No."
Lu Xiaofeng was stunned again, he knew that Huo Xiu was definitely not a liar.
If what Huo Xiu said was not a lie, how could Shangguan Danfeng disappear suddenly?He couldn't figure it out, and no one could figure it out.
Huo Xiu said: "I haven't seen her until now!"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "You haven't seen Shangguan Feiyan either?"
Huo Xiu said, "I've never even heard of that name!"
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't figure it out even more. The complexity and treachery of this matter had completely exceeded his expectations. He smiled wryly and said, "No wonder Yan Tieshan drove me away when she heard that I knew the secret. He must think that I also colluded together to seek this wealth."
Huo Xiu said: "At that time, you thought he was angry because his secret was revealed."
Lu Xiaofeng could only admit it.Now he finally understood why Yan Tieshan had that strange expression when she looked at Shangguan Danfeng before she died.But is Shangguan Danfeng really a murderer who kills for money?
He still couldn't believe it, if this matter was really a scam, why did so many people want to stop him from taking care of it?Why did Tsing Yi Building send people to prevent him from meeting King Jinpeng?
Hua Manlou suddenly asked, "When was the last time you saw that little prince?"
Huo Xiu said: "It was more than forty years ago."
Hua Manlou said: "How old was he at that time?"
Huo Xiu said: "Thirteen years old."
Hua Manlou said: "Forty years later, the little prince who was thirteen years old is now an old man at the end of his life."
Huo Xiu heaved a long sigh and said, "Time is merciless, everyone will grow old."
Hua Manlou said: "Then how can you tell if a 60-year-old man is the thirteen-year-old little prince?"
Huo Xiu pondered, and said: "There is also a secret in it, and no one else has known this secret yet!"
Hua Manlou didn't ask any more questions, he believed that everyone has the right to keep their own secrets.
But Huo Xiu continued: "But I trust you, so I am willing to tell you this secret."
Hua Manlou expressed her gratitude with silence. It is not easy to gain the trust of a person like Huo Xiu.
Huo Xiu said: "Every generation of emperors in the Jinpeng Dynasty was born with visions. They have six toes on each foot."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said: "It's because of this that you can find out that the four old people outside are all counterfeit."
Huo Xiu nodded and said, "Even if someone knows this secret, it's hard to pretend. I haven't seen a second person with six toes on both feet."
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "I haven't even seen one."
Huo Xiu smiled and said, "Not many people have four eyebrows."
Lu Xiaofeng also laughed.
Huo Xiu said: "So now you only need to try to take off the boots of that King Jinpeng and see how many toes on his feet, then you can tell whether he is real or not."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's not difficult."
Huo Xiu smiled and said, "At least it's easier to take off a man's boots than a woman's pants."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and said: "It seems that you are indeed not a gentleman, not at all."
Huo Xiu sighed again, and said, "It's not difficult to be a gentleman, but it's difficult to be a villain like me."
Lu Xiaofeng understood what he meant.No matter who has so much wealth to take care of him, he must first be wary of others with a villainous heart.
Huo Xiu said again: "If the King Jinpeng is really the little prince from back then, I can also take this burden off my shoulders, otherwise..."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Otherwise I will also invite him to accompany the four old people outside."
It was early morning when they walked out of the mysterious cave.The spring breeze is cold and fresh, the green mountains are verdant, and the dewdrops on the grass are far brighter than pearls in the dawn. This world is still wonderful.
Lu Xiaofeng took a deep breath, smiled wryly and said, "My hunch was not wrong, as expected I encountered another strange thing today."
The development and changes of this matter are indeed beyond anyone's imagination.
Hua Manlou suddenly said: "Do you think there are people with six toes on both feet?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I don't know, I haven't seen it before."
Hua Manlou said: "If there is no such person in the world, we will never find the real King Jinpeng. Even if what Huo Xiu said is not true, wouldn't it be true?"
Lu Xiaofeng pondered, then smiled again, and said: "I only know that this is a world full of wonders, and there are all kinds of strange people."
Hua Manlou also laughed, and said: "That's right, since a person can have four eyebrows, why can't he have six toes? It's a pity that you have only two eyebrows left."
Lu Xiaofeng touched his upper lip, smiled and said: "This time you are wrong again."
Hua Manlou said: "What's the matter?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "No matter how shaved the beard is, it will still grow back."
After he finished speaking, he saw a ghostly person walking out of the forest filled with morning mist.
She was pale and, though tired and haggard, very beautiful.
Lu Xiaofeng recognized her: "Miss Ye Xiuzhu?"
Ye Xiuzhu nodded.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Could Miss Ye be waiting for someone here?"
Ye Xiuzhu shook her head and said, "I was here the whole time last night."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why?"
Ye Xiuzhu said sadly: "We buried our master and junior sister here. The senior sister is already tired, but I...I can't sleep."
She was indeed the most honest of the four Emei talents, and she was almost speechless when she saw a man.
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, he really felt sorry for this girl, and he didn't know what to say.
But Ye Xiuzhu suddenly said: "We haven't caught up with Ximen Chuuxue, so...now we don't even know if Third Junior Sister is dead or alive."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I will go and find her for you."
Ye Xiuzhu lowered her head even lower, and after a long time, she said softly, "I still have something to tell you."
Lu Xiaofeng waited for her to speak.
Ye Xiuzhu said: "Third Junior Sister originally wanted to tell you this sentence, but before she said it, it was already... just..." Her voice suddenly choked up, and she quietly wiped away her tears with her sleeve before continuing. Said: "The master came to Guanzhong this time because his old man got the news that the first floor of Tsingyi is on the mountain behind Zhuguang Baoqi Pavilion."
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but said: "No matter who gets the news, it may not be completely correct."
Ye Xiuzhu suddenly raised her head, and said, "But Third Junior Sister was plotted against because of this sentence. Obviously, some people don't want her to say this sentence, so I think this sentence must be very important, so I'm here to tell you." She had a look of grief and indignation on her face, and her voice became louder.
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help feeling sorry again, and said with a wry smile: "I know your kindness, no matter what, if I find out about this matter, I will definitely tell you first."
Ye Xiuzhu lowered her head again, and after a long silence, she asked softly, "Where are you going now?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "We're going to see a man with six toes on his feet..."
Ye Xiuzhu raised her head again, looked at him in surprise, turned around suddenly, and left quickly.
Hua Manlou sighed, and said, "I think she will definitely think you are a lunatic now."
Lu Xiaofeng also sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Now even I myself gradually feel that I am a little crazy."
The corridor was dark and silent, they were waiting at the end of the corridor, and someone had already informed King Jinpeng for them to go in.
Hua Manlou couldn't help but whispered: "Do you think you are sure you can take off his boots?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "No."
Hua Manlou said: "Did you come up with any idea?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I've thought of a lot, but I don't know which one to use?"
Hua Manlou said, "Let me listen to the two you say!"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I can intentionally knock over a pot of water and splash it on his feet, or intentionally say that his boots are beautiful and ask him to take them off for me to see."
Hua Manlou frowned and said, "Don't you know how stupid these methods are?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly: "Of course I know, but this is a stupid thing at all, how can I think of a way that is not stupid?"
He said no more, for the door was already open.
King Jinpeng was still sitting on that wide and comfortable chair, with an excited and eager expression on his face. Before they could walk in, he rushed to ask, "Have you found those three traitors?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Only found two."
King Jinpeng's eyes glowed, and he said, "Where are their people?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's already dead."
King Jinpeng moved and said, "How did you die?"
Lu Xiaofeng was a little absent-minded when he spoke, because he hadn't seen the feet of King Jinpeng—on the knees of King Jinpeng, there was a thin quilt woven with golden dragons, as if he was afraid of the cold.
However, Hua Manlou had already told the story briefly, and said: "We didn't find Huo Xiu, because he was a very difficult person to find." This was the first time he lied, and he suddenly realized that lying was not a serious matter Very difficult.
Because when he told this lie, he didn't feel sorry for anyone in his heart.
King Jinpeng gave a long sigh, and said bitterly: "I wanted to see them, let's see if they still have the face to see me."
Hua Manlou suddenly said: "Now I also want to see someone!"
King Jinpeng said: "Who?"
Hua Manlou said: "Zhu Ting."
King Jinpeng frowned and said: "I was just about to ask you, I have sent people to invite him twice, but he still hasn't come."
Hua Manlou pondered, finally smiled, and said, "Maybe it's just because he's a lazy person."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said: "This embroidered dragon is so beautiful, it looks like it's real."
This was also a stupid statement, and then he did another stupid thing.He actually went to lift the quilt, and then he really stood there like a fool.King Jinpeng's trousers were actually empty, and his legs had been severed from the knees.
King Jinpeng said: "Are you wondering why my legs suddenly disappeared?"
Lu Xiaofeng could only nod with a wry smile.
King Dajinpeng sighed: "My leg has problems from the beginning. Once I drink alcohol, it hurts like hell. When a person gets older, he will have more problems." This is the truth. The last time Lu Xiaofeng came Know.
King Jinpeng smiled wryly and said, "But an old man like me, besides drinking, what fun can he have?"
Lu Xiaofeng forced a smile and said, "So...you secretly drank again?"
King Da Jinpeng said: "I thought it would be okay to drink a little, but who knew that after drinking three cups, both legs became swollen and festered, so... so I simply asked Liu Yuhen to put my two legs together. Legs cut off."
He suddenly laughed, and said again: "Although I have no legs now, I can drink with peace of mind. Tonight, I will fight with you to see if my old man's drinking capacity can still match that of the old man. You young lads."
Lu Xiaofeng could only look at him and smile wryly.
King Dajinpeng said: "If you had come a few days earlier, I would have shown you the two cut off legs, and let you know that although my people are old, they still have the heroic spirit of a poisonous snake biting their hands and a strong man cutting off his wrists."
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help asking: "Where are those two legs now?"
King Jinpeng said: "I have burned it."
Lu Xiaofeng said in amazement: "Burn it? Why did you burn it?"
King Jinpeng said: "These two legs prevented me from drinking for ten years. If I don't burn them, why don't I offer them with fragrant flowers and fine wine?"
Lu Xiaofeng was speechless, seeing the proud and complacent expression on the old man's face, he suddenly felt more and more like an idiot.
Dumb and stupid.
The corridor was still dark and gloomy, and they walked out slowly.
Hua Manlou suddenly smiled and said, "Now you have finally solved a difficult problem."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh!"
Hua Manlou said: "You don't need to try to take off his boots anymore, because he doesn't have boots at all!"
Lu Xiaofeng said coldly: "When did you become so funny?"
But there was nothing funny about it.Now even Huo Xiu couldn't tell whether the King Jinpeng was real or not.
If it was just a coincidence, it was really hard for him to believe that such a coincidence really happened.
If it was not a coincidence, how could King Jinpeng know this secret?As soon as they left Huo Xiu's small building, they came here directly. Unless King Jinpeng had clairvoyance and good ears, how would he know that they were coming to see his feet?
Lu Xiaofeng sighed again, and said: "If my legs become swollen when I drink, maybe I will cut off both legs."
Hua Manlou sighed: "There seem to be quite a few people in this world who want to drink even if they want to."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said: "That room must still be reserved for you, why don't you go in and sleep, don't forget that they will ask you for a drink tonight."
Hua Manlou said, "What about you?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I'm going to find someone."
Hua Manlou said, "Who are you looking for?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Of course it is to find a woman, a woman with feet."
Hua Manlou's face suddenly lit up, and he said, "That's right, you should hurry up and find a woman with six toes on her feet."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh?"
Hua Manlou said: "Don't forget that every generation of Jinpeng Dynasty's descendants have six toes on their feet. This is their inheritance. Since Shangguan Danfeng is the biological daughter of King Jinpeng, he should also have six toes on his feet." Yes, you..."
He didn't continue talking because he suddenly found that Lu Xiaofeng had left again.
It's almost dusk, not yet dusk.The flowers in the garden are still in full bloom, and the wind is full of floral fragrance, but no one can be seen.
Shangguan Xue'er was not in the garden.What Lu Xiaofeng was looking for was not Shangguan Danfeng, because he knew that Shangguan Danfeng would never be here.
It is also very strange that King Jinpeng did not ask about his daughter's whereabouts.
Now Lu Xiaofeng didn't think about it, he just wanted to find Shangguan Xueer as soon as possible, he had a question to ask Shangguan Xueer, a very important question.
When he didn't want to look for her, she always dangled in front of him, but now he was in a hurry to look for her, but this little fairy couldn't even see her.Lu Xiaofeng sighed, walked through the path among the flowers, and suddenly found a corner door.
The door was ajar, and behind it was a small yard with a well.
He opened the door and walked in, and finally found Shangguan Xue'er, this little fairy always seemed to like to do some weird things.
Now she was squatting alone in the yard, her big eyes were looking at the open space in front of her without blinking, as if she could see clearly.
But there was nothing on the ground, not even a blade of grass.
Lu Xiaofeng really couldn't figure out what's so interesting about this open space, so he couldn't help but ask, "Little cousin, what are you looking at?"
Xue'er neither made a sound nor turned her head. Even a pedant would not be so attentive when she was researching the classics.
What is this little monster looking at?Lu Xiaofeng's curiosity could not help being aroused.
So he also squatted down, squatting next to Xueer.Cher's eyes were fixed on something, his eyes were fixed on something, and he saw nothing.
It had obviously not rained for a long time in this place, and the soil on the ground was very dry. Although the garden outside was lush with flowers and plants, there was only loess where not a single blade of grass grew.
It seems that the well has not been used for a long time, and a layer of loess has accumulated on the frame of the wellhead. There are several dilapidated wing rooms on both sides of the yard, and the iron locks on the doors are rusted.
Lu Xiaofeng looked around, but couldn't see what Xue'er was doing here.
Xue'er suddenly said: "This is where my grandfather used to meditate and learn Zen when he was alive."
Lu Xiaofeng knew that her grandfather was Shangguan Jin who was entrusted with Huo Xiu in the past, and also the uncle of King Jinpeng's second wife.
Xue'er said: "Since my grandfather passed away a year ago, no one has been here."
Lu Xiaofeng finally couldn't help but asked again: "What are you doing here?"
Xue'er suddenly turned her head, stared at him, and said: "This is exactly what I want to ask you, what are you doing here?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I... I'm here to look for you."
Xue'er said, "Why are you looking for me?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Come and see you, let's chat with you."
Xue'er straightened her face, and said with a sneer, "You don't believe even a word of what I said, what else do I have to talk to you about!"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "How do you know that I don't believe even a word you say?"
Xue'er said, "You said it yourself."
Lu Xiaofeng blinked and said, "Do you think everything I said is true?"
Xue'er stared at him with a pair of big eyes, stared for a long time, then suddenly smiled.
Lu Xiaofeng also laughed, and he suddenly found that when Xue'er laughed, she looked like a really obedient and obedient girl.
Xue'er straightened her face again, and said, "What do you want to talk to me about, do it now."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I want to ask you, when was the last time you saw your sister?"
Xue'er said: "It's the day you bring Hua Man Lou back, and it's also the day we go out to find you."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "After you came back, you haven't seen her again?"
Xue'er said: "No."
Sadness appeared on her face again, and she said: "She has always been very kind to me, and she would tell me even if she went out, but this time...she must have been killed this time."
With a pensive expression in Lu Xiaofeng's eyes, he asked, "Does she usually go out?"
Xue'er said: "She didn't dare before. After my grandfather passed away, she became more courageous. Not only did she go out more and more, but she often didn't come back for half a month after going out. I always suspected that she was There is a lover outside, but she refuses to admit it to death."
She added, and said: "Our parents passed away a long time ago, and we have always followed my grandfather, so she is not afraid of the sky or the earth, but my grandfather."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Your uncle didn't care about her afterwards?"
Xue'er shook her head and said: "He can't control it even if he wants to. Once he even locked my sister in the room, but my sister managed to sneak out."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "He usually treats your sister badly?"
Xue'er said: "Not good, he always scolds my sister, saying that she ruined the style of Shangguan's family, my sister doesn't buy his account at all."
She bit her lip and said softly: "It's because of this that I suspect that he killed my sister."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "But your sister is not dead."
Xue'er said, "Who said that?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Hua Manlou has seen her recently."
Xueer sneered and said, "He has seen my sister? He is as blind as a bat, how can he see my sister?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "He can hear your sister's voice."
Xue'er's complexion suddenly changed, and she said: "Shangguan Danfeng must have pretended to be her. The two of them look alike. When they were young, they often imitated each other's voices. Once she covered her face and imitated me. My sister's voice came to deceive me, even I was deceived by her."
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help showing a very strange expression on his face, although this matter became more and more strange, it also became more and more interesting.
Xue'er clenched her fists tightly, and suddenly said: "When you say that, I understand that the one who killed my sister must be her."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "You mean Shangguan Danfeng?"
Xue'er nodded and said: "Although she is nice to my sister on the surface, my sister often says that she is completely hypocritical, because she has always been jealous that my sister is smarter and prettier than her."
She didn't let Lu Xiaofeng speak, and hurriedly said: "After killing my sister, she deliberately pretended to be my sister in front of Hua Manlou, so that you think my sister is not dead yet."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, not knowing what to say, although what Xueer said was a bit ridiculous, it was not impossible.
Xue'er suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "So you must do me a favor."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "What can I do for you?"
Xue'er said, "Help me dig out my sister's body!"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Do you know where your sister's body was buried?"
Xue'er said: "I know, it must be here."
Lu Xiaofeng wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
Xue'er's expression was very serious, and she said: "I always look for it in the garden, so I can't find it, and now I find out that she must have killed my sister here, so she buried her body here gone."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed and said, "How did you find out?"
Xue'er said: "When my grandfather became like an old monk in his later years, not only would he not trample an ant to death, but he would often feed them with broken rice, so there used to be a lot of ants in this yard. "
Her face was flushed with excitement, and she said again: "But now I have been watching here for two hours, and I haven't even seen a single ant."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "So you think..."
Xue'er rushed to say: "I think the ground must be poisonous, so even the ants don't dare to come."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Poisonous?"
Xue'er said: "She must have killed my sister with poison. Now the poison has been emitted from my sister's body and seeped into the soil, so even the soil here has been poisoned to death."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "The soil will also be poisoned to death?"
Xue'er said: "Of course, there are two types of soil, living and dead. Only living soil can grow flowers and plants, and only insects and ants can grow."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed again, and continued: "You think too much. A person who thinks wildly when he is young will grow old very quickly."
Xue'er stared at him and said, "You won't help me?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly, "I've done enough stupid things today."
Xue'er stared at him for a long time, then suddenly yelled, "Help me, Lu Xiaofeng is going to rape me."
Lu Xiaofeng was also anxious, and said: "I didn't even touch you, what's your name?"
Xue'er sneered and said, "Not only will I call now, but in the future, whenever I meet someone who recognizes you, I will tell him that you always rape me!"
Lu Xiaofeng also cried out, "I always want to rape you?"
Xue'er said: "Well, 'always' means that you have raped me many times."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Do you think anyone would believe the little girl's nonsense?"
Xue'er said: "Who doesn't believe me, I'll take off my clothes and show him, and ask him to see if I'm still very young!"
Lu Xiaofeng looked at her in surprise, kept shaking his head, and murmured: "This girl is crazy, she must be crazy!"
Xue'er said: "Okay, even if I'm crazy, so I still want to scream now." Sure enough, she really screamed again.
But this time Lu Xiaofeng quickly covered her mouth and said, "Are you going to dig now?"
Xue'er nodded, and when he let go of his hand, she immediately said, "Have you already agreed?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly: "I'm just wondering, who taught you this method?"
Xue'er laughed again, and said: "This is one of the three oldest methods for women to deal with men. Only now I know that this method is really effective."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "What are the other two methods?"
Xue'er said sweetly: "Then how can I tell you, I will keep it to deal with you, how can I let you learn it!"
She jumped up and said again: "I'll go find the hoe, you wait here obediently, I'll steal some pigeons tonight, and roast them for you to drink."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Pigeon?"
Xue'er said: "My elder sister keeps a lot of pigeons, and she usually doesn't even allow others to touch them, but now... now I don't think she cares anymore."
Sadness appeared on her face again, she turned around suddenly, and ran out quickly.
Lu Xiaofeng watched her two big braids flicking back and forth, and there was a strange expression in his eyes, he jumped up suddenly, caught up with Xue'er, and said, "I'll go find the hoe with you."
Xue'er said, "Why?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "I'm afraid you will be taken away by pigeons." His smile seemed a little strange.
Xue'er looked at him and said, "Are you afraid that I will disappear suddenly like my sister?"
A gust of cool wind blew, several swallows flew up from the flowers, and flew out of the wall, the sky was gradually darkening.
Lu Xiaofeng stared at the shadow of the swallow that had gradually disappeared into the twilight, and suddenly sighed long, "Even the swallows don't want to stay here, let alone people?..."
Did Shangguan Feiyan fly away like this swallow?Or has it been buried in the loess?
Why did Shangguan Danfeng also disappear?Did King Jinpeng already know her whereabouts, that's why he didn't ask Lu Xiaofeng about her?
Does he still have a sixth toe on his severed feet?Who knows the answers to these questions?
Dusk, after dusk.The wind was cooler, and when the cold wind came in from the window and hit Hua Manlou, he knew it was dark.
His skin, like his nose and ears, has a feeling that is far more sensitive than ordinary people.
但现在他并没有心情来享受这四月黄昏的清风，他的心很乱。
自从在那小店里见到上官飞燕后，他的心就时常会觉得很乱，尤其是在他完全孤独的时候。
他总觉得有件事很不对，但究竟是什么事，他自己却说不出。
现在已经快到晚饭的时候，陆小凤还没有回来，大金鹏王也没有派人来请他们准备去吃晚饭。
事情好像又有了变化，他甚至已可感觉得到，但究竟会有什么变化，他也说不出。
就在这时，他忽然发觉风中又传来一种特异的香气，正是那种令他心神不安的香气。
莫非上官飞燕已回来了？他的手轻按窗台，人已越出窗外，他相信自己的感觉绝不会错的。
但他什么也看不见，在他的世界里，永远是没有光亮、没有色彩，只有一片黑暗，绝望的黑暗！
刚才的香气，似已和花香混合到一起，他已分不出是从什么方向传来的，但却忽然听到一个人说话的声音从花香最浓处传出来：“我回来了。”果然是上官飞燕说话的声音。
花满楼勉强控制着心里的激动，过了很久，才轻轻叹了口气，道：“你果然回来了。”
上官飞燕道：“你知道我会回来？”
花满楼道：“我不知道，我只不过希望你回来。”
上官飞燕道：“你在想我？”
花满楼笑了笑，笑容中却带着种说不出的情感，也不知是欢喜？还是辛酸？
上官飞燕却已走过来，拉住了他的手，道：“我回来了，你为什么反而不高兴？”
花满楼道：“我……我只是有件事想不通！”
上官飞燕道：“什么事？”
花满楼道：“这两次我见到你时，总会想到另外一个人。”
上官飞燕道：“想到谁？”
花满楼道：“上官丹凤。”
他说出了这名字，就感觉到上官飞燕的手似乎轻轻的一抖。
可是她的手立刻握得更紧了些，带着三分娇嗔，道：“你见到我时，反而会想到她？”
花满楼道：“嗯！”
Shangguan Feiyan said: "Why?"
花满楼道：“因为……因为我有时总会将你跟她当作同一个人。”
上官飞燕笑了，道：“你怎么会有这种感觉的？”
花满楼道：“我也不知道，所以……我也时常觉得很奇怪。”
上官飞燕道：“难道你也相信了我那妹妹的话，认为上官飞燕已被人害死了，观在的上官飞燕；只不过是上官丹凤伪装的？”
花满楼没有开口，因为他心里的确有这种怀疑，他不愿在他所喜爱的人面前说谎。
上官飞燕道：“你还记不记得崔一洞？还记不记得你曾经问过我，有没有听见过雪花飘落在屋顶上的声音了能不能感觉到花蕾在春风里慢慢开放时，那种奇妙的生命力？知不知道秋风中常常都带着种从远山上传过来的木叶清香？”
花满楼当然记得。这些话本是他说的，上官飞燕现在说的连一个字都没有错。
上官飞燕道：“我若是上官丹凤，我怎么会知道你说的这些话？怎么会记得这么清楚？”
花满楼笑了，他忽然发觉自己的怀疑，实在是不必要的。
对这个女孩子，他心里不禁又有分歉意，忍不住轻轻伸出手，去抚摸她的头。
上官飞燕已倒在他怀里，紧紧抱住了他，他心里只觉得说不出的幸福和满足，几乎已忘了一切。就在这时，他忽然感觉到上官飞燕的手，已点上了他脑后的“玉枕”穴，然后他就什么都感觉不到了。
地上已多了个一丈多宽、两尺多深的大洞，陆小凤身上已多了一身汗。
上官雪儿蹲在旁边，用一双手托着腮，不停的催着：“你停下来干什么？快点继续挖呀，看你身体还满棒的，怎么会这样没有用？”
陆小凤用衣袖擦着汗，苦笑道：“因为我还没吃饭，现在我本该坐在一张很舒服的椅子上，陪你叔叔喝酒的，但是我却像个呆子一样，在这里挖洞。”
雪儿眨着眼，道：“你难道好意思叫我这么样一个小女孩来挖，你却在旁边看着！”
陆小凤道：“我不好意思，所以我才倒楣。”
雪儿道：“这怎么能算倒楣，这是光荣。”
陆小凤道：“光荣？”
雪儿道：“别的男人就算跪在地上求我，要替我挖洞，我还不肯哩。”
陆小凤叹了口气，他忽然发现自己根本就不该来找这小妖精，根本就不该跟她说话的。
可是他立刻又发觉自己这想法错了。他一锄头挖下去时，忽然看到地下露出块鲜红的衣角。
雪儿已跳了起来，道：“你看我说的不错吧！这下面是不是埋着人。”
这次他用不着她催，陆小凤也起劲了，放下锄头，换了把铲子，几铲子下去，地下埋着的尸体己渐渐露了出来，居然还没有腐烂。
雪儿已将本来挂在井上的灯笼提过来，灯光恰巧照在这尸体的脸上。
她忽然惊呼了一声，连手里的灯笼都提不稳了，几乎掉在陆小凤手上。
陆小凤也怔住。他这一辈子几乎从来也没有这么样吃惊过。
这尸体竟不是上官飞燕，竟赫然是上官丹凤！
灯光不停的摇来摇去，因为雪儿的手也一直在不停的抖。
尸体的脸，非但完全没有腐烂，而且居然还颜色如生，一双眼珠子已凸了出来的大眼睛，仿佛正在瞪着陆小凤。
陆小凤的胆子一向不小，可是想到上官丹凤不久前跟他说过的那些话，想到她那些甜蜜动人的笑容，他的手也软了，手里的铲子，也已拿不住。
铲子从他手里落下去时，恰巧打在这尸体的身上。只听“当”的一响，声音竟像是金铁相击，陆小凤也忍不住伸手去摸了摸，才发觉这尸体又硬又冷，竟真的像是钢铁一样。
他的手也冷了，忍不住长长叹了口气，道：“她果然是被毒死的。”
雪儿道：“是……是谁毒死了她？”
陆小凤没有回答，他根本就不知道答案。
雪儿道：“中毒而死的人，尸体本来很快就会腐烂的，看来她被毒死还没有多久。”
陆小凤道：“已有很久了。”
雪儿道：“你怎么知道？”
陆小凤道：“因为她身子里的毒，已散发出来，渗入泥土中。”
这本是雪儿自己说的，她果然没有说错。
陆小凤又道：“而且，看这块地的样子，至少已有一两个月没有翻动过。”
雪儿道：“你的意思是说，她死了至少有一两个月？”
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Not bad."
雪儿道：“那么她的尸体为什么还没有腐烂？”
陆小凤道：“因为她中的毒，是种很奇怪的毒，有些药物甚至可以将一个人的尸体保存几百年，何况，这块地非但很干燥，而且虫蚁绝迹，无论谁的尸体被埋在这里，都不会很快腐烂的。”
他的声音单调而缓慢，因为他嘴里在说话的时候，心里却在想着别的事。他要想的事实在太多太多了。
雪儿也在沉思着喃喃道：“一两个月之前，那时我姐姐还没有去找花满楼。”
陆小凤沉思着，点了点头。
雪儿道：“我姐姐将花满楼带回来之后，我才跟着去找你的。”
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Not bad."
雪儿道：“她若在一两个月以前就已死了，怎么还能去找你？你怎么还能看见她？”
陆小凤道：“我看见的上官丹凤，并不是真的上官丹凤。”
雪儿道：“是谁呢？”
陆小凤没有回答这句话，却反问道：“这两个月以来，你有没有看见你姐姐跟她同时出现过？”
雪儿想了很久，才摇了摇头，道：“好像没有。”
陆小凤道：“这两个月来，你是不是觉得她对你的态度有点奇怪？”
雪儿又想了很久，才点了点头，道：“好像是的，以前她跟我见面，还有说有笑的，但最近她好像一直在躲着我。”
陆小凤道：“那只因为她已不是真的上官丹风，她怕被你看出来！”
雪儿皱着眉，道：“她会是谁呢？怎么装得那么像，难道……”
她突然又跳起来，高声道：“难道你认为你看见的上官丹凤是我姐姐扮成的！”
陆小凤没有说话，不说话的意思，有时就等于是默认。
雪儿瞪着眼，道：“难道你认为上官丹凤并没有害死我姐姐，我姐姐反而害死了她？”
陆小凤叹了口气，道：“我只知道现在她的确已死了。”
雪儿道：“我姐姐为什么要害死她？你能不能说得出道理来？”
陆小凤没有说，却不知是说不出？还是不愿说？他突然蹲下去，去脱这尸体的鞋子。
雪儿失声道：“你想干什么？”
陆小凤道：“我想看看她的脚。”
雪儿叫了起来，道：“你疯了，你简直是不折不扣的疯子！”
陆小凤叹了口气，苦笑道：“我也知道这么样做的确有点疯，可是我非看看不可。”
他已将鞋子脱了下来，一双很纤秀的脚上，竟赫然真的有六根足趾。
雪儿突然安静了下来，过了很久，才黯然道：“这真的是我表姐。”
陆小凤道：“你也知道你表姐有六只足趾？”
雪儿道：“嗯！”
陆小凤道：“你怎么知道的？”
雪儿道：“她……她总是不肯让别人看她的脚，有时我们大家脱了鞋子到河边去玩水，就是她一个人不肯脱。”
女孩子都是爱美的，脚上长着六根足趾，并不是件值得夸耀的事。
雪儿道：“她越不肯让别人看，我就越想看，所以，有一天我趁她在洗澡时，突然闯了进去。”
陆小凤苦笑，只有苦笑，看来这小妖精真是什么都做得出的。
雪儿道：“她看见我时，开始很生气，后来又求我，不要把这件事告诉别人。”
陆小凤道：“你答应了？”
雪儿点点头道：“我从来也没有告诉过别人！”
陆小凤道：“你姐姐呢？”
雪儿道：“她也不知道，我也没有告诉过她。”
陆小凤沉吟着，忽又问道：“你叔叔的脚是什么时候割断的？”
雪儿脸上露出吃惊之色，道：“他的脚被割断了！我怎么不知道？”
陆小凤动容道：“你真的不知道？”
雪儿道：“我昨天中午还看见他在我姐姐养鸽子的地方走来走去，好像在替我姐姐喂鸽子。”
陆小凤眼睛里忽然发出了光。
雪儿道：“这两个月来，若真是有人在冒充我表姐，为什么连我叔叔都没有看出来？”
她想问陆小凤，但这时陆小风已忽然不见了。
夜色凄清，昏黯的灯光照在尸身一张冷冰冰的脸上，一双空空洞洞的眼睛，又仿佛在瞪着她。
雪儿忍不住激灵灵打了个寒噤，突然听到一个人在黑暗中冷冷道：“你不该多事的。”
她听得出这声音，她的心不禁沉了下去。
走廊里阴森而黝暗，门是关着的。陆小凤敲门，没有回应，再用力敲，还是没有回应。
他的脸色已变了，突然用力一撞，三寸多厚的木门，竟被他撞得片片碎裂。
桌上的黄铜灯已点起，椅子上却是空着的，大金鹏王平时总是坐在这张椅子上，但现在他的人却不见了。
陆小凤却并没有露出惊讶之色，这变化似乎本就在他意料之中。
那床上面绣着金龙的褥被，已落在地上，他弯下腰，想拾起，忽然看见一只手。
一只枯瘦于瘪的手，从椅子后面伸出来，五指弯曲，仿佛想抓住什么，却又没有抓住。
陆小凤走过去，就看见了大金鹏王。
这老人的尸体还没有完全冰冷僵硬，呼吸却是早已停止，眼睛里带着种无法形容的惊慌和愤怒之色，显然临死前还不相信，杀他的那个人真能下得了毒手。
他的另一只手臂上，带着道很深的刀痕，好像有人想砍下这只手，却没有砍断。
他的手紧握，手背上青筋凸起，显然死也不肯松开手里抓住的东西。
陆小凤蹲下去，才发现他手里握着的，竟赫然是只鲜红的绣鞋。
就像是新娘子穿的那种红绣鞋，但鞋面上绣着的，既不是鸳鸯，也不是猫头鹰，而是只燕子——正在飞的燕子。
他抓得太紧、太用力，一只本来很漂亮的红绣鞋，现在已完全扭曲变形。
但他的脸上却完全没有表情，和他那双凸出来的、充满了惊惧愤怒的眼睛一比，更显得说不出的恐怖诡秘。
陆小凤用不着去触摸，也看得出他脸上已被很巧妙的易容过。
这老人显然也不是真的大金鹏王！大金鹏王当然也已和他的女儿同时死了！
陆小凤看着他的眼睛，看着他已被割断了的腿，忍不住长长叹了口气，喃喃道：“我做的蠢事虽然不少，但你做的事岂非更蠢？”
这句话他并没有说完，因为他已听见一丝很尖锐的剑风破空声。
剑风是从他身后的窗户刺进来的，来势非常急，在窗外暗算他的这个人，无疑已可算是武林中的一流剑手。武林中的一流剑手并不多。
陆小凤叹了口气，他已知道这个人是谁了。
他的身子滑开三尺，叹息着道：“柳余恨，你不该现在就来的。”
窗外果然传来柳余恨的声音，声音冰冷：“可是我已来了！”
他的剑比他的声音更快。古老的优美的雕花窗格，“砰”的被震散，他的人和他的剑同时飞了进来。
他的头发披散，眼睛里带着种狂热的光芒，他的人看来远比他的剑可怕。
陆小凤没有看他的人。
他的剑光凶狠迅急，剑招改变得非常快，每一剑刺的都是立刻可以致命的要害。
陆小凤的目光，始终盯着他的剑锋，就像是一个孩子盯着飞舞的蝴蝶。
霎眼间柳余恨又刺出了十七剑，就在这时候，陆小凤突然出手。
只伸出两根手指一夹，没有人能形容他这动作的迅速和巧妙，甚至没有谁能想像。
心有灵犀与指通——他的手指似乎已能随心所欲。
柳余恨第十八剑刺出，突然发觉自己的剑锋已被夹住！
这一剑就像是突然刺入一块石头里，他用尽全身力气，都无法拔出来。
剑是装在他右腕上的，已成了他身体的一部分，但他却还是没有法子将这柄剑从陆小凤的指间拔出来，也无法撒手。
这只手腕上平时装的是个铁钩，可以挑起各种东西的铁钩，只有在要杀人时，铁钩才会换成剑的。他显然早已准备要杀人。
陆小凤看着他已痛苦而扭曲的脸，心里忽然生出种说不出的怜悯之意，道：“我不想杀你，你走吧。”
柳余恨没有开口，他的回答是他左腕上的铁球。
铁球带着风声向陆小凤砸下来，陆小凤若不放手，大好的头颅就要被砸扁。
他还有一只手，铁球击下来时，他这只手斜斜一划，柳余恨的左臂就垂了下去。
陆小凤缓缓道：“我若放开手，你走不走？”
柳余恨突然冷笑了，笑声中充满了轻蔑——对陆小凤的轻蔑，对自己生命的轻蔑。
陆小凤叹了口气，苦笑道：“为什么我总是要遇见这种愚蠢的人，为什么……”
他这句话没有说完，因为当时他已听见了一个人说话的声音。
这声音本来是上官丹凤说话的声音，但现在他已知道上官丹凤是绝不会再出现的了。
落日的余晖已消失，屋子里更暗。一个人幽灵般忽然出现在门口，一个非常美丽的女人，美得温柔而甜蜜。
她凝视着陆小凤，微笑着道：“因为你自己也是个愚蠢的人，蠢人总是常常会碰在一起的。”
陆小凤没有看见过这个女人，但他已知道她是谁了：“上官飞燕？”
“是的。”她笑得就像个天真的女孩子：“你看我是不是比上官丹凤漂亮？”
陆小凤点点头，他不能不承认。
上官丹凤无疑是个非常美丽的女人，但是他现在看见的这个女孩子，却美得几乎已接近每个男人心目中的梦想。
她不但美，而且纯洁而天真，她看着你的时候，就好像已将你当做她在这世上惟一的男人，同时让你也觉得她就是惟一的女人。
上官丹凤的笑，可以让你引起很多幻想，她的笑却也可让你忘记一切。
陆小凤叹了口气，道：“你错了。”
上官飞燕道：“我错了？”
陆小凤道：“一个像你这么漂亮的女人，无论为了什么，都不该扮成别人的。”
上官飞燕眨了眨眼，道：“假如那天晚上你就看见我的真面目，你还会不会放我走呢？”
陆小凤道：“假如你早就让我看到你的真面目，我也许根本就不会等到那天晚上了。”
上官飞燕道：“难道在马车上你就要？……”
陆小凤道：“我说过，我是个禁不起诱惑的人。”
上官飞燕笑了，道：“你虽然不是个君子，说的话倒还很老实。”
陆小凤道：“你非但不是个淑女，说的话也不老实。”
上官飞燕嫣然道：“一个女孩子若是太老实，就难免会上你这种男人的当。”
她说话的声音也变了，竟似已完全变成了另外一个人在说话。
对陆小凤来说，这种声音的突然改变，甚至比易容更不可思议。
他能了解易容术，也见过已被传说得接近神话的人皮面具。
但他却不能了解，一个人的声音怎么能改变成另一个人的。
上官飞燕当然已看出他惊异的表情，微笑着道：“我的声音是不是也比上官丹风好听？”
陆小凤苦笑。
上官飞燕道：“现在你想必已该看出来，我样样都比她强，可是从我一生出来，她就已压在我的头上。”
她甜蜜温柔的声音里，忽然充满怨恨，又道：“从小我就